St. Petersburg paradox

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:paradox
probability theory concept
gptkbp:citation philosophy of probability
economics literature
gptkbp:describes a lottery with infinite expected value
gptkbp:example decision theory problem
gptkbp:field gptkb:probability_theory
economics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1713
Nicolaus Bernoulli
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Petersburg paradox
gptkbp:influenced modern utility theory
gptkbp:involves infinite series
coin toss game
infinite expected payout
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:St._Petersburg_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Daniel_Bernoulli
1738
gptkbp:relatedTo expected value
risk aversion
utility theory
gptkbp:solution_involves logarithmic utility
gptkbp:solution_proposed_by gptkb:Daniel_Bernoulli
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Niklaus_Bernoulli
gptkb:Nikolaus_Bernoulli
gptkb:Zug-Paradoxon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8